Author: W. John MURRAY
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Languages : en
Pages : 339
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The Astor Lectures
Author: W. John MURRAY
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Languages : en
Pages : 339
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Languages : en
Pages : 339
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The Astor Lectures
Author: William John Murray
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Category : New Thought
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Publisher:
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Category : New Thought
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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The Astor Lectures
Author: William John Murray
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Category : New Thought
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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Category : New Thought
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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The Astor Orphan
Author: Alexandra Aldrich
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062207962
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Astor Orphan is an unflinching debut memoir by a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor, Alexandra Aldrich. She brilliantly tells the story of her eccentric, fractured family; her 1980s childhood of bohemian neglect in the squalid attic of Rokeby, the family’s Hudson Valley Mansion; and her brave escape from the clan. Aldrich reaches back to the Gilded Age when the Astor legacy began to come undone, leaving the Aldrich branch of the family penniless and squabbling over what was left. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs that bring this faded world into focus, The Astor Orphan is written with the grit of The Glass Castle and set amid the aristocratic decay of Grey Gardens.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062207962
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Astor Orphan is an unflinching debut memoir by a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor, Alexandra Aldrich. She brilliantly tells the story of her eccentric, fractured family; her 1980s childhood of bohemian neglect in the squalid attic of Rokeby, the family’s Hudson Valley Mansion; and her brave escape from the clan. Aldrich reaches back to the Gilded Age when the Astor legacy began to come undone, leaving the Aldrich branch of the family penniless and squabbling over what was left. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs that bring this faded world into focus, The Astor Orphan is written with the grit of The Glass Castle and set amid the aristocratic decay of Grey Gardens.
Climate Change and the Course of Global History
Author: John L. Brooke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521871646
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 655
Book Description
The first global study by a historian to fully integrate the earth-system approach of the new climate science with the material history of humanity.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521871646
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 655
Book Description
The first global study by a historian to fully integrate the earth-system approach of the new climate science with the material history of humanity.
The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story
Author: Frances Kiernan
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393078841
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
"Kiernan's sharp-eyed biography brings back a woman who, far into her 90s, relished the dance of life." —O, The Oprah Magazine This biography, based on firsthand knowledge and interviews with Mrs. Astor’s friends and the heads of New York’s great cultural institutions, gives us back the woman so loved and admired. At the age of 51, Brooke Astor wedded the notoriously ill-tempered Vincent Astor, who died in 1959. In a highly publicized courtroom battle, she fought off an attempt to break Vincent’s will, which left $67 million to the Vincent Astor Foundation. As the foundation’s president, Mrs. Astor would use this legacy to benefit New York City. She would personally visit every grant applicant and charm anyone she met. At her hundredth birthday, princes and presidents honored her, but in 2006 a grandson petitioned the courts to have his father removed as Brooke’s guardian. Once again an Astor court battle became the stuff of headlines.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393078841
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
"Kiernan's sharp-eyed biography brings back a woman who, far into her 90s, relished the dance of life." —O, The Oprah Magazine This biography, based on firsthand knowledge and interviews with Mrs. Astor’s friends and the heads of New York’s great cultural institutions, gives us back the woman so loved and admired. At the age of 51, Brooke Astor wedded the notoriously ill-tempered Vincent Astor, who died in 1959. In a highly publicized courtroom battle, she fought off an attempt to break Vincent’s will, which left $67 million to the Vincent Astor Foundation. As the foundation’s president, Mrs. Astor would use this legacy to benefit New York City. She would personally visit every grant applicant and charm anyone she met. At her hundredth birthday, princes and presidents honored her, but in 2006 a grandson petitioned the courts to have his father removed as Brooke’s guardian. Once again an Astor court battle became the stuff of headlines.
The Better America Lectures
Author: Newell Dwight Hillis
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Languages : en
Pages : 480
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Pages : 480
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Lectures on the Rise and Development of Medieval Architecture
Author: Sir George Gilbert Scott
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Category : Architecture, Gothic
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Category : Architecture, Gothic
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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The Astor Lectures
Author: William John Murray
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020700019
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This collection of lectures by famous philosopher William John Murray explores the nature of consciousness and its relationship to the physical world. Murray's insightful analysis provides a fascinating look at one of the most enduring mysteries of human experience. A must-read for anyone interested in philosophy, consciousness, or the nature of reality. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020700019
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection of lectures by famous philosopher William John Murray explores the nature of consciousness and its relationship to the physical world. Murray's insightful analysis provides a fascinating look at one of the most enduring mysteries of human experience. A must-read for anyone interested in philosophy, consciousness, or the nature of reality. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Astor Lectures (Classic Reprint)
Author: William John Murray
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483359598
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Excerpt from The Astor Lectures Since that day, however, the so-called quacks have grown to an innumerable host, so great in fact, that they make Medical Boards here and in England somewhat apprehensive. The char latan in this case is not necessarily a fakir or pretender; rather is he one who studies and ap plies the laws of Mind to the cure of bodily ail ments. The bold quack who uses in the case of the widely known lady the force of asser tion, is only doing what Sir James Paget him self might have done, had he only been willing to admit that there are some things to be learned which are not necessarily in medical text books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483359598
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Excerpt from The Astor Lectures Since that day, however, the so-called quacks have grown to an innumerable host, so great in fact, that they make Medical Boards here and in England somewhat apprehensive. The char latan in this case is not necessarily a fakir or pretender; rather is he one who studies and ap plies the laws of Mind to the cure of bodily ail ments. The bold quack who uses in the case of the widely known lady the force of asser tion, is only doing what Sir James Paget him self might have done, had he only been willing to admit that there are some things to be learned which are not necessarily in medical text books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.